five things i'm slowly going to do.

1. organize my iTunes.

2. read all the books i never finished.

3. do work on time.

4. be outside more.

5. physically write in my journal more.

sometimes when i type too much, i feel like i'm going to get carpal tunnel. lately life has been packed. that's all. just packed. this weekend was amazing, i did a lot of fun things and went to a lot of good parties (sig ep/chip style, sip ep/bolton style, uptown). i'm hanging o

ut with someone more often and it's making me feel really good. i hope the feeling is mutual and not awkward. because there's always that awkward period of friendship when you can't tell if you're trying to hard and if the person doesn't mind you trying. you know? i know. i also took on a small internship (three days) with an artist manager. i worked almost twelve hours and got really sick in the process, i think. too much with too little to show for it. i really never want to be a manager. shit. he said being a tour manager is still fun, but other than that.. nah. i agree.

ps: this is where i hope to be living this time next year...

five reasons i didn't stay up late last night, after all..

1. i have this terrible new fascination with "the secret life of the american teenager" and watched two episodes that made me tired.

2. i was tired.

3. i read for like two hours straight.

4. watching bruce springsteen for twelve straight minutes.. beautiful and exhausting.

5. i had to wake up at 8:15.

today i took that picture of alec's globe, which i thought turned out really good (the globe, not the picture.. even though that's alright, too). i got home from class/the library and just wanted to sleep.. it was really a wasted day up until right now. i really have to get things done. but i was taken back by a brian fallon cover of backstreets. and a ted leo cover of dancing in the dark.

sigh.

five bands i listened to last night that i like a lot more than i did two days ago.

1. the ergs!

2. arrogant sons of bitches

3. the mars volta

4. the long winters

5. smoke or fire

last night, for being an absolute (or should i say absolut...) trainwreck, was still awesome. i just watched the craziest two minutes of the superbowl. well, besides the halftime show. i was so pleased with bruce's set! 10th avenue freeze out?! who would have guessed?! born to run is a given, i was happy with glory days and working on a dream. i'm bored with reading, i want to paint. i hate homework! blahblahblah, i feel like writing something. i probably will later. i'm going to stay up late.

five apologies.

1. i'm sorry for never updating.

2. i'm still sorry.

3. still.

4. and still.

5. i'm terrible.

i really want to update this more. about things. like how awesome my winter break was or how i will start an art project tonight or how many new bands i listen to. by the way, i write every single week for college magazine. go to www.collegemagazine.com / look for "blogs" / look for "the 4-year-blog" / that's me.

i'm bad at keeping in touch. i need to send letters and mixes soon.

five christmas songs on the christmas list mix.

1. don't shoot me, santa - the killers (awesome)

2. this time of year - mighty mighty bosstones (personal favorite)

3. do they know it's christmas? - band aid (bono, you're beautiful!)

4. merry christmas, baby - bruce springsteen

5. i won't be home for christmas - blink 182

i really need alkaline trio to release a christmas album sometime. or even a "holiday" one, if christmas isn't their thing. i've been completely in the christmas spirit lately. hannah and i spent three hours baking cookies, listening to "baby it's cold outside", dancing and reading the new york look book. and then later on i got a nice text from someone that surprised me a bit but made me think that i wasn't the only one getting a little nicer. i've got to be awake in a few hours to start a weekend full of cramming for finals. 

"this time of year's my favorite time of year 'cause all of us are here together."

five cool things about shooting parties.

1. gift bags.

2. free things.

3. attractive people.

4. DJ sets.

5. it's a party!

last night went well. i got to the star lounge around 6:30 and ended up leaving around 8:30 because i ran out of memory on my camera and it was getting incredibly crowded. there were 750 people on the guest list. highlight of the night was that i spoke to josh madden for a little bit and i took his picture. anyway: here are some shots.

five things i've done to procrastinate my term paper on beowulf.

1. called both my parents three times each.

2. read "on politics and ethics" and did another paper.

3. ate trail mix.

4. updated my flickr with new pictures.

5. cleaned my closet.

i really have no motivation to do this. in the meantime, i finished every other paper due this week but i can't start the one that will definitely take me the most time. tonight i have a really exciting night, something more exciting than a paper. i'm photographing the women in music holiday party at the star lounge under the chelsea hotel. josh madden (brother of joel/benji) is DJ-ing and iron fist is doing the gift bags, so i hope i get one. and there's free beers and snacks and fun and i just get to go around and take pictures of everything and everyone. sick. i hope it's not a problem that i'm not 21, since it's a 21 and over event. but i'm working and not partying, so whatever. yeah. life. i go home in ten days. weird, but i'm really really ready to go. not for any particular reason other than i miss people a whole lot and i want to wake up everyday for a month and not have to worry about homework.